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Videos are posted in the order they were sent out in the Weekly Offerings & Monthly Newsletters, with the most recent collection first.
“You can’t be educated in love, you have to catch it”
In Part One of this engaging talk, Bhau Kalchuri shares his experiences as one of Baba’s mandali to bring home profound lessons on obedience and surrender. Bhau reveals the uniqueness of Baba’s ways, where there are no techniques, just the simple yet difficult task of loving Him and receiving His constant help.
Video, 49:40
Meher Center Meeting Place, June 1, 1990
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 8/15/2023
“Just a little and Baba helps”
Ali Akbar Shapurzaman, known as Aloba, first met Baba at the Prem Ashram spiritual school in 1927. The only student from the school to become a resident Mandali member, Aloba spent his life in service to Baba. In this excerpt of a talk at Mandali Hall, Aloba gives advice on doing Baba work and the process of sharing Baba’s love and name with others.
Audio, 7:55
Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, August 4, 1987
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
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Uploaded 8/15/2023
“I’m thinking and meditating on Baba all the time”
Mehera Irani was Baba’s closest female disciple, of whom He said, “She is my very breath without which I cannot live.” In this excerpt of a conversation with Mehera in 1976, she shares with us a detailed account of how she remembers Baba throughout her day, providing us a shining example of how simple it can be to remember the Beloved when you see Him in everything.
Audio, 12:45
Mehera’s Verandah, Meherazad, India, March 6, 1976
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
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“The arrow of Love”
Bill Le Page was an Australian lover of Meher Baba who spent many summers at the Center, retreating and speaking about his times with Baba. He and his wife Diana were guests at the Youth Sahavas for 12 years. To honor his passing last week at age 98, this is one of a series of recordings of him speaking at the Original Kitchen during the summer of 2015. Here, he talks about his path to Meher Baba and his first meeting with his Beloved at the “Three Incredible Weeks” in 1954.
Video, 1:04:57
Original Kitchen, Summer 2015
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 8/4/2023
Walking with the Master, Volume 2
This seven part series is filmed by Baba’s brother, Jal Irani, in Poona in 1961. After extensive color correction, we are able to accompany the Master walking through His birth city. In Volume 2, Jal captures Meher Baba on a morning stroll with some of His men mandali by the race course in Poona, on June 22, 1961.
Video, 2:10
Poona, India, June 22, 1961
Courtesy of AMBCSC Archives and Meher Baba Library
Uploaded 7/27/23
Meher Baba’s Silence: Historical and Practical Implications
In this special presentation for Silence Day, Jamie Newell explores the mystery of Meher Baba’s silence. He presents Baba’s direct words about His silence, the short periods before July of 1925 when He was silent, and the implications of His silence with regards to the messages given by the Avatar throughout the ages.
Video, 43:45
Meher Center Meeting Place, July 7, 2023
From the Meher Spiritual Center, Inc. Archives
Uploaded 7/20/2023
“Can you imagine the force that it will generate?”
In this brief audio recording from Mandali Hall, Baba’s sister Mani reflects on the unique beauty and power of Baba children. As Meher Center prepares for its annual Youth Sahavas, Mani’s words feel particularly poignant as she says, “[The children] at one time would all be teenagers together, they’ll all be grown people together. Can you imagine the force that it will generate?. . . I love to think of that.”
Audio, 3:38
Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India, August 8, 1987
Courtesy of Mandali Hall Talks
Uploaded 7/20/2023